South Korean soldiers examine various objects including what appeared to be trash from a balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, June 2, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
North Korea said on Sunday it would stop sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea but vowed to resume the practice if anti-North Korean leaflets are flown over again from the South.Thomson ReutersSoldiers sift through various objects on Sunday, including what appears to be trash from a balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, in Incheon, South Korea.
The announcement from President Yoon Suk Yeol's office followed a meeting of his National Security Council on a response to what Seoul said were more than 700 balloons carrying trash that Pyongyang sent over the heavily fortified border to annoy its neighbour. Seoul did not rule out resuming the loudspeaker blasts, which it stopped in 2018 after a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a senior official at Yoon's office told reporters.
A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appears to be trash, is pictured in Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday. North Korea on Wednesday sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and what was labelled as manure across the border as what it called "gifts of sincerity." Seoul responded angrily, calling the move base and dangerous.WATCH | How the Koreas' balloon battle started:North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying cigarette butts, batteries and manure over South Korea. Andrew Chang explains why, and how this plays into a bigger, much more serious picture.
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